Restorative Yoga Therapy

Restorative yoga therapy is a unique offering with the understanding that we are all perfect, complete and whole as we are – in mind, body and spirit. This therapeutic practice gently meets us where we are at, supporting our reconnection to this knowledge, which we might have forgotten in states of stress or trauma.

Unfolding into deep levels of relaxation, restorative yoga reconnects us to an inner peace within… shifting us out of the stress state towards engaging our parasympathetic nervous system, our body’s natural healing response.

Therapeutic breathing, postures and props are used to create a completely supportive environment for total relaxation. Imbalances felt as stress, pain, illnesses and other unease melt away as the practice helps us shift into a state of healing, relaxation and flow, slowing down the heart rate, lowering blood pressure, increasing our immunity to infection and releasing tensions. Studies have shown that Restorative Yoga is highly effective when used in recovery from chronic stress, illness and injury.

Restorative Yoga benefits:

lower stress hormones

stimulate the body’s natural healing response 

lower blood pressure

help relieve chronic pain

increase productivity and clarity

help alleviate sleep disorders 

lower anxiety and irritability

enhance flexibility

balance the nervous system

improve digestion

improve mindfulness

improve breath patterns

In Restorative Yoga we enter into a state of flow… and within that Flow is Love and Happiness… – Zoe

Conditions improved by Restorative Yoga:

ADHD

Alcoholism/Addictions

Anxiety

Arthritis and Rheumatic Disorders

Asthma or Bronchitis

Back pain

Cancer

Diabetes

Depression

Heart Disease

High Blood Pressure

Insomnia

Menopause

Menstrual Problems

Migraine

OCD

PMS

Ulcers

The Restorative Yoga offering is a sublime integration of yoga, breath and meditation, suitable for anyone looking to enter more easily into a state of flow and joy, facilitating holistic healing. I look forward to bringing the benefits of this practice to you.

The word heal comes from the Old English haelan and means not simply to “cure” but “to make whole”… The use of energy and the mind together to heal while novel in the West, has of course been central to Eastern Medicine. It is remarkable the extent to which… neuroplasticians are deepening their understanding… by linking insights from Western neuroscience to Eastern health practices, including TCM, ancient Buddhist meditation…and yoga.

Brains evolved many millions of years after bodies did, to support bodies… the body abounds with neurons, the gut alone having 100 million. Neuroplasticians have learnt to use these avenues from the body to the brain to facilitate healing. While a person with a stoke might not be able to use his foot… moving the foot can at time awaken dormant circuits in the injured brain. The body and mind become partners in the healing of the brain, and because these approaches are so non-invasive, side effects are exceedingly rare. – Norman Doidge, M.D. (The Brain’s Way of Healing, Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity.)